Nation Dec 22 Instacart ends program where users see different prices for the same item at same store By Associated Press
Economy Dec 20 Watch 5:52 How online retailers are using AI to adjust prices by mining your personal data If you’re going online to buy some last-minute gifts this holiday season, there’s a chance the price you pay will be influenced by what’s known as “surveillance pricing.” Some retailers are using artificial intelligence to set individualized prices online by… By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery
Economy Nov 04 Many retailers offer 'returnless refunds.' Just don't expect them to talk much about it Even if brands don't provide details about such policies on their websites, returnless refunds are expanding in at least some retail corners. By Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press
Making Sen$e May 21 Watch 7:11 How the pandemic has pushed U.S. retail toward the brink of collapse For more than two months, the toll of unemployment in the U.S. has grown each week. The retail sector, which was already struggling before the pandemic, is among the hardest hit, with stores closed or at reduced capacity and consumers… By Paul Solman
Nation Jan 12 Can states force online retailers to collect state sales tax? Supreme Court to take up case A total of 36 states and the District of Columbia had asked the high court take up the issue. By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press
Aug 24 Watch 8:49 How retailers are banking on options and experiences to draw in shoppers By PBS News Hour Is traditional retail dead? There have been more store closings this year than any since the Great Recession, with retailers filing for bankruptcy at a record pace. And yet online retailers like Amazon and Warby Parker are adding brick-and-mortar stores. Continue watching
Aug 17 Warby Parker's CEO on how to thrive in retail as big-box stores are dying By Diane Lincoln Estes Warby Parker’s co-CEO explains why his e-commerce company is opening up brick-and-mortar stores even as traditional big-box retailers are shuttering theirs. Continue reading
Dec 02 Watch News Wrap: Investigators conclude speed was a factor in N.Y. train derailment News Wrap: Investigators conclude speed was a factor in N.Y. train derailment… Continue watching